Police Suspect 911 Call Was Bogus
Santa Ana police and the CHP said Monday they are investigating a 911 emergency call about a carjacking that sent police on a chase to Artesia, where a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy wounded a man believed to be involved in the crime.
Police and the California Highway Patrol said the call from a cellular telephone may have been bogus. When police called the cellular number, a man answering it said he had not made any emergency call about a carjacking.
“We’re reviewing the call, which was taken as an informational call,” said Santa Ana Police Sgt. Raul Luna.
CHP officers had been looking for four armed men in connection with a reported carjacking in Santa Ana earlier Sunday night, Stuart said. Deputies went to the aid of CHP officers after the chase entered Los Angeles County.
In Artesia, the four abandoned their car and fled on foot. Deputies spotted one man as he tried to hide. When he turned toward one of the deputies, the officer fired two shots, hitting him once.
Deputies thought the man was armed, but no weapon was found, said Deputy Carrie Stuart in Los Angeles.
The wounded man, Daniel Rodriguez, 20, was treated at a hospital, then booked for felony evading and held on $50,000 bail, Stuart said. Deputies continued to search Monday for the three who were with Rodriguez.
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